Скачать или смотреть Russians living in Berlin visited a Soviet war memorial

(9 May 2023)
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Berlin - 09 May 2023
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Hundreds of Russians living in Berlin visited a Soviet war memorial to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

They laid down flowers all around a huge statue depicting a Russian soldier standing over a broken swastika.

This year’s commemoration was preceded by a barrage of cruise missiles on Ukraine overnight into Tuesday.

The attack comes as Moscow and other Russian cities are preparing to host military parades and other festivities marking Victory Day, Russia's biggest secular holiday that this year has been significantly overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. 

At least 21 Russian cities cancelled May 9 military parades — the staple of celebrations across Russia — for the first time in years.

The Immortal Regiment processions, in which crowds take to the streets holding portraits of relatives who died or served in World War II — another pillar of the holiday — have also been cancelled in multiple cities. 

Regional officials blamed unspecified “security concerns.”

Some speculated, however, that the reason behind cancelling Immortal Regiment marches was the fact that Russians might bring portraits of relatives who died in Ukraine to those processions, illustrating the scale of Russia's losses in the drawn-out conflict.

AP Video shot by Pietro de Cristofaro

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